//------------------------------// // Summer's Here // Story: Weekend at Cheerilee's // by Super Spike //------------------------------// After an entire long week of keeping the class going and no one realizing that Miss Cheerilee died, the last day of school had come. The Cutie Mark Crusaders once again brought the body of their teacher early that day. All three of them had black circles below their eyes because they had barely slept over the past several nights. Nevertheless, they were able to keep their teacher's death a secret the entire time and were relieved to make it to the final day. By the time the school bell rang, most of the students had arrived in class. Once every student arrived, they turned in their last homework assignments. "Well done, students," Sweetie Belle spoke through the microphone in the body. "All right, as I promised, it's time for the end of the year party!" The entire class cheered in celebration, happy that they made it through the entire school year. * * * * The students celebrated with some rock music playing and ice cream. At the same time, the Cutie Mark Crusaders did whatever they could to convince them that their teacher was still alive by using Sweetie Belle's magic to make her body dance, albeit crudely. "Are you okay, Miss Cheerilee?" Button Mash asked, noticing her awkward dancing. "Why, yes I am," Sweetie Belle said through the microphone in the body, hiding behind a potted plant. "Um, okay," Button Mash said nervously. As time passed, a student started to smell something off. "What's that smell?" Silver Spoon asked. Realizing that the body was starting to smell again, Sweetie Belle controlled the body to walk outside. "I'll be right back," she said. The Cutie Mark Crusaders sprayed Lysol on the body once it was out of sight of the students. A minute afterwards, they brought the body back into the classroom. "Sorry about that," Sweetie Belle spoke through the microphone. With that, the party continued until three o'clock when it was time for everyone to go home. "Thanks for coming!" Sweetie Belle said as the students left the classroom. Once they were all gone, she powered her horn down, causing the body to fall to the floor. "Phew! I don't know how much more I can take this!" "Well, we did it," Scootaloo said. "I guess it's time to--" All of a sudden, she was interrupted by Diamond Tiara, her former foe. Upon seeing her, Sweetie Belle powered her horn up and Cheerilee's body sprang back to life. "Hey Cutie Mark Crusaders!" she called out. "Guess what? I'm throwing a party at my house and I'm inviting you all to come. I'm also inviting you, Miss Cheerilee. You're a great teacher and I want to show my appreciation for helping me become a better friend towards others!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders were nervous. After all of that and there was still more to come. They wanted to stop, but they didn't want to disappoint their friend. Apple Bloom sighed. "Sure," she said. "We'll come." "What about you, Miss Cheerilee?" Diamond asked. "Of course," Sweetie Belle said through the microphone in her teacher's body. "I would be happy to come." "Oh, thanks so much!" Diamond said excitedly. "This is going to be so fun!" As she left, the Cutie Mark Crusaders groaned in annoyance. "Seriously?!" Scootaloo cried. "When is this going to end?!" Sweetie Belle responded in annoyance. "I know how y'all feel," Apple Bloom said. "But we can't disappoint our friend. Plus, Twilight is expecting her to speak in the School of Friendship." "Then we're pretty much stuck doing all of this?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Her body is falling apart and my magic can only work so much." "Just two more tasks and we're done," Apple Bloom said. "But how are we going to convince others that Cheerilee died of electrocution when we've been using her body to do things?" Scootaloo asked. "We'll tell them we were scared and didn't know what to do," Apple Bloom responded. "Besides, we're three fillies. Ah'm sure the authorities will go easy on us." "And if they don't?" Scootaloo asked. "They will!" Apple Bloom responded. "Just trust me!" Scootaloo sighed in annoyance. "Fine," she said. "I'll go with what you're saying." "Let's head over to Diamond Tiara's house," Apple Bloom said as Sweetie Belle powered up her horn to control Cheerilee's body to stand. The fillies worked together to keep the body moving. After ten minutes of walking, they arrived at Diamond Tiara's mansion. "Well, here we are," Scootaloo said. "Let's just get this over with," Apple Bloom said in annoyance. The three fillies walked to the front door and Apple Bloom rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, Diamond Tiara opened the door. "Hey, you made it!" she said in excitement. "We're sure happy to come," Apple Bloom responded with false happiness. "Yep, I'm glad to be here, too," Sweetie Belle said secretly through her teacher's body. "I see Miss Cheerilee came, too!" Diamond exclaimed. "Well, come on in, all of you!" "You bet," Apple Bloom said as she and her friends entered while Sweetie Belle was using her magic to control the body to walk and blink. As the Cutie Mark Crusaders walked to the living room, Sweetie Belle grew exhausted and her horn stopped glowing, causing the body to fall to the floor. "Miss Cheerilee, are you okay?" Diamond asked worriedly. Sweetie Belle quickly powered her horn up and reanimated the body. "Oh sorry, Diamond Tiara," she told her using the miniature microphone that was connected to the body. "Oh, okay," Diamond said as she continued leading them to her pool. "Sweetie Belle, what are you doing?" Apple Bloom asked in a whisper, worried that their cover was nearly blown. "Sorry, Apple Bloom," Sweetie Belle said out of breath. "I'm just warn out from using that much magic throughout the day." "Just hang in there," Apple Bloom said. "We can keep Miss Cheerilee sitting on a chair at times so you can recharge." "Thanks," Sweetie Belle said. The group walked to Diamond's backyard and saw lots of foals, a pool, lounge chairs, a swing set, and a platform with a huge stereo. "Welcome to the party," Diamond announced. "Wow!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "This is amazing!" Apple Bloom chimed in. "How did you get it to be so amazing?" Sweetie Belle asked in excitement, using the mic to make it look like Cheerilee was saying that. "My dad and butler and, well, my mother...really put a lot of effort," Diamond stated. "I also made sure that everyone from school was invited. Ever since you showed me a brighter future, I really wanted to do as much as I could to make it up to everypony." "Hey, you three!" Silver Spoon called out. "I'm glad you can make it!" "Thanks, Silver Spoon!" Apple Bloom responded. "Come on, let's dance!" Diamond said in excitement. The foals were dancing to the music playing, with Sweetie Belle using her magic to make Cheerilee look like she's also doing so. As the night wore on, the foals were doing various activities including swimming, playing games, and talking about their various secrets. All this time, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were doing the best they could to make it look like Cheerilee was talking as normally as possible. "What about you, Cheerilee?" Diamond asked. "Do you have any secrets?" "Well, um, I've been going on various dates," Sweetie Belle responded through the microphone voice enhancer inside her teacher's mouth. "Really, who?" Silver Spoon asked. "I went out with...Open Skies...recently," Sweetie Belle responded nervously. "We...had a great date! Yes! I hope we stay together. "Oh, wow!" Silver Spoon responded. "Are you okay, Cheerilee?" Diamond asked in concern, unaware that Sweetie Belle was speaking for Cheerilee. "You seem a bit nervous." "Oh, sorry," Sweetie Belle said nervously. "I just...get concerned about...revealing my secrets towards others." "Oh, sorry if I pushed you," Diamond responded. "It's okay," Sweetie Belle responded. The night continued and eventually, the party ended. After saying goodbye to Diamond Tiara, the Cutie Mark Crusaders walked their teacher's body back home. "That was a close one," Scootaloo said in relief. "How much more of this do we have to do?" Sweetie Belle asked worrisome. "We just have the School of Friendship graduation ceremony and then we can confess," Apple Bloom answered. "But how will we confess?" Sweetie Belle asked. "What will we tell them?" "We pretty much desecrated a body by dragging her to places," Scootaloo said in worry. "We may be innocent of any murder, but what we did was still a felony." "Ah don't know, Crusaders," Apple Bloom said worrisome. "Ah don't know."